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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green speaks to reporters during a tour of wildfire damage on Saturday in Lahaina. Rick Bowmer/AP The Maui wildfires are the “largest natural disaster Hawaii has ever experienced,” Hawaii Governor Josh Green said at a conference late Saturday. “It’s been also a natural disaster that’s going to take an incredible amount of […]

CNN  —  The Eiffel Tower was evacuated for several hours Saturday over a bomb threat, according to CNN affiliate France BFMTV. The three floors of the tower, as well as the courtyard, were evacuated while authorities assessed the threat, BFMTV reported. A large security perimeter was quickly established, and traffic was diverted, according to BFMTV, […]

CNN  —  A US Marine who was questioned last month about a once-missing teenage girl found in his barracks has now been charged in an earlier, unrelated case, according to an update from the 1st Marine Logistics Group. The new charges are sexual assault of a minor and violating liberty restriction, the update said. The […]

CNN  —  Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown created a political action committee to “help elect Republicans” but most of its funds were spent paying down debt from his failed previous campaign. The group donated less than 7% of its funds to the candidates it was set up to support, according to campaign finance records […]

CNN  —  England ground out a 2-1 victory over a spirited Colombia to reach the Women’s World Cup semifinals on Saturday, as goals from Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo punished defensive errors. Colombia was appearing in this stage of the tournament for the first time, a run sparked by a shock victory over Germany in […]

Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2022. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images Speaking with CNN’s Amara Walker on CNN This Morning on Saturday, Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii) said the state “underestimated the lethality, the quickness of fire,” and failed to plan for redundancies in its emergency alert […]

CNN  —  A California woman died after falling off a mountain in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, the National Park Service said. Before dawn on Friday, hiker Joy Cho of Simi Valley, California, fell off the west side of Teewinot Mountain, part of the Teton Range, the park service said in a news […]

Des Moines, Iowa CNN  —  Gov. Kim Reynolds is eagerly rolling out the welcome mat for Republican presidential candidates in Iowa, showering each of the contenders with attention and pledging her neutrality in the 2024 race – for now, at least. “Maybe down the road, we’ll do something different,” the GOP governor told CNN. “But […]

Washington CNN  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland did not provide a robust explanation on Friday for why he needed to give US attorney David Weiss special counsel status for the Hunter Biden probe, or why it was necessary five years after the investigation began. In a televised statement, Garland only said that Weiss informed him […]

Hunter Biden in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, June 25. Julia Nikhinson/Sipa/Bloomberg/Getty Images/FILE The Trump-appointed US attorney who is investigating Hunter Biden has been given special counsel status after plea talks between the Justice Department and the president’s son fell apart. The prosecutor, David Weiss, asked Attorney General Merrick Garland for the new authority after plea talks […]